WWE stars admit Hulk Hogan racist N-word rant ‘hard to forget’

Hogan was officially reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame this week after being axed over audio of an N-word ridden rant that emerged in 2015.

Popular trio The New Day have now responded publicly to The Hulkster’s welcome home after pressure from fans.

Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods make up the stable, which is one of the WWE’s most successful acts in recent history.

Speaking through Kofi’s official Twitter account, the trio said they were “indifferent” to Hogan’s reinstatement to the Hall of Fame.

However, they added as a trio of black wrestlers they find Hogan’s extreme comments “hard to forget”.

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“Perhaps if we see him make a genuine effort to change, then maybe our opinion will change with him”

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In a statement, The New Day said: “When someone makes racist and hateful comments about any race or group of people, especially to the degree that Hogan made about our people, we find it difficult to simply forget, regardless of how long ago it was, or the situation in which those comments were made.

“But we also do not respond with more feelings of hate.

“Instead, we just do not associate with the people who convey or have conveyed this negative and hurtful mindset.

“This instance will be no different. Perhaps if we see him make a genuine effort to change, then maybe our opinion will change with him.”

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WWE: The New Day have now responded publicly to The Hulkster’s welcome home

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The New Day revealed they had faced racism in their lives, but said if they let it impact them they would not have reached the top of WWE.

Kofi, Big E and Woods added Hogan’s reinstatement changes nothing for them - pledging to continue giving their all for the fans.

Hogan deserves to be in the Hall of Fame due to his accomplishments, they added.

Making it clear, The New Day added: “We have no problem with his re-induction in the slightest degree.”

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“There isn't a person on this planet who will be ever be able to say anything to make us think otherwise because we believe in ourselves as a people and don't need anyones approval on that, regardless of who they are,” they went on.

The New Day are one of the most successful teams in WWE history, winning the tag titles four times and once holding them for 483 days.

Debuting in 2014 as a team, the trio went from hated annoying villains to beloved goofball good guys